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Long thin obsidian blade. One of a collection of 34 obsidian articles: 11 arrow/javelin heads, 12 knives, 6 cores, 5 scrapers. Found in many parts of Mexico in the neighbourhood of volcanoes.

Chilkat blanket woven from mountain-goat wool and yellow-cedar bark Tsimshian style, British Columbia The yarns were died black, yellow and green by boiling in solutions of urine, hemlock, copper and certain species of lichen, and were woven into…

Wooden board, carved in relief and painted in red and black, motif: scroll patterns and stylised human heads.

Ivory bodkin, 3 holes in broad end. Hunt (1982) quotes Wilson's journals: 'a bodkin of an Athenian lady'.

Bundle of about 8 bolts for a crossbow, tied up with string, old hand-written label.

Notebooks and diaries written by Frederick Gatherer Bowie. Bowie (1869-1933) born Kirkwall, educated Aberdeen, MA 1891 Aberdeen University. Ordained by Aberdeen Free Church Presbytery 1896, appointed as missionary to New Hebrides 14 February 1896.…

Book/manuscript written on palm leaves with wooden covers. Accompanying letter from Hugh G Mair, Batavia, states 'Purchased in Surabaya, Java, from a Madoerese native. Believed to be a translation of Koran in either Javanese or Madoerese'. Probably…

Boot in leather, felt and black silk. Worn by Chinese gentleman.

Pair of boots in sealskin (legs have lost hair), decorated with cotton embroidery in green, blue, red and purple, sole in suede-like hide, tan colour, toes pleated, red thread around tongue/sole seam. 'Made by Mrs Lane, a half-caste, for Sir William…

Bottle, Roman glass, greenish with a broad ridged handle and square base, found in Britain. Collected by Dr William Henderson, Medical Officer of Health for Westmoorland, who died in the 1930s, presented to the museum by his daughter. Inscription:…